Administrative and Judicial Review Legislation Amendment Bill 2026

Summary

This legislation updates the rules that govern how people can challenge government decisions and court orders in Australia. It amends existing laws that deal with administrative review (the process for appealing decisions made by government agencies) and judicial review (the process for challenging court decisions), though the specific amendments cannot be detailed without access to the bill's full text. The changes matter because they affect how ordinary Australians can hold government accountable, appeal unfair decisions by agencies like Centrelink or the Department of Home Affairs, and seek justice when they believe courts have made mistakes—making these processes clearer, fairer, or more accessible depending on what the amendments contain.

What happens at this stage

The final vote in this chamber on the bill as a whole, after all amendments have been considered. If it passes, the bill moves to the other chamber to go through the same process. If both chambers have already agreed to identical text, the bill proceeds directly to Royal Assent.

Next: The other chamber, which runs the same process from First Reading, or Royal Assent if both chambers have already agreed